USS North Carolina BB-55
History of the U.S. Navy battleship USS North Carolina (BB-55) including information about asbestos exposure for workers. The USS North Carolina (BB-55), nicknamed “Showboat,” was ordered for the U.S. Navy on August 1, 1937. Her keel was laid down at Brooklyn Navy Yard on October 27, 1937. She was launched on June 13, 1940 and …